Yes, I'll admit I'm one of those moms that tends to reminisce and get sappy each year my kids get another year older. This year, my daughter turned four and my son turns three...CUE THE WATERWORKS!!! It has me looking back and thinking about how fast these years have (seemingly) gone by. I still remember … Continue reading What I didn’t Expect After Giving Birth
pan·ic at·tack : a sudden feeling of acute and disabling anxiety. I've been having regular panic attacks for several years now, and every time I have one...it never gets easier. I always feel helpless, stuck, and like I'm going to die. I had one once in college - in a room full of sorority girls - … Continue reading How I Hid My Panic Attack from My Daughter
Hey everyone! I’m Jessa, author of Lifestyle of an Anxious Mom. If you don’t know me, you wouldn’t know that I have sometimes debilitating anxiety that cripples me from leaving my house (or leaving wherever I’m at when a panic sets in). If you don’t know me, I seem relatively calm, friendly, and at … Continue reading How to Comfort Your Friend with Anxiety
*As seen at Scarymommy.com Motherhood is hard, am I right? If your kids aren’t fighting, they’re destroying the living room with Legos. When they are getting along, it’s because they’ve broken into something they know they shouldn’t be into. It’s tough. What makes it even tougher is when your friends without kids don’t get it, … Continue reading When Motherhood Costs You Friends
It's cold and it's rainy, and what in the world are you going to do all day with your teething baby and your energetic toddler? Rainy days can be the hardest. All mommy wants to do is curl up with a good book or watch reruns of her favorite show, and all the kids … Continue reading Five (Productive) Things to do on a Rainy Day
Dear Momma, I saw you this morning - panicking because you overslept, rushing to throw your hair up and sling some clothes on. I can sense your frustration: with the alarm clock, with your ever-waking baby, with yourself for falling behind. You rush to put your makeup on, but concealer never quite seems to hide … Continue reading A Letter to the Sleep Deprived Mom
There it is, I said it. That dreaded “t” word…TANTRUM. You’re a parent, so you know what I’m talking about. The screaming and the kicking. The can’t-take-your-kid-anywhere-because-they-are-a-ticking-time-bomb. The “no, I can’t go out tonight because they kids aren’t well,” excuses because really, you just don’t want to have your kid out in public. EVER AGAIN. … Continue reading Mastering the Tantrum Phase
When my daughter was younger, I remember being glad that she never grew attached to her pacifier. After reading articles about how difficult it can be to wean a child from their paci, I felt like we dodged a bullet! My daughter was happy to have a pacifier every so often, but she never came … Continue reading Getting Rid of My Son’s Pacifier
Hi, I'm an anxious mom. You're probably here because you feel like you're the only mom that struggles with feelings of anxiety every day. I'm here to tell you that you're not. Anxiety tells us that we're all alone. It tells us that we might as well not even bother trying to help ourselves because … Continue reading A Letter To The Anxious Mom
This is the time of year many of us are setting goals for ourselves in an effort to make this new year be better than our last. Resolutions ranging from eating healthier, working out more, or spending time with our family. It makes sense - new year, new us. How many of you are determining … Continue reading The First Step to Overcoming Anxiety
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